PAL Broadcast

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PAL Broadcast
PAL.jpg
Frequencies 47 MHz,862 MHz
Frequency Range 47 MHz - 862 MHz
Mode RAW
Modulation QAM,VSB,FM
ACF
Emission Designator
Bandwidth 6 MHz,7 MHz,8 MHz
Location Worldwide
Short Description Phase Alternating Line (PAL) Analogue Television Broadcast. Now phased out in most of the world.
I/Q Raw Recording
Audio Sample

Phase Alternating Line (PAL) Analogue Television Broadcast. Now phased out in most of the world. Replaced by DVB-T. Used Quadrature Amplitude Modulation for transmitting video. Uses CCIRComité Consultatif International pour la Radio (Predecessor of the ITU-R) System B.

Has a Field Rate of 50 HzHertz (Hz), unit of frequency, defined as one cycle per second (1 Hz)., 625 lines per frame, and a Gamma of 2.8.


Format[edit]

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Luma: Amplitude Modulation. The amplitude denotes the brightness on each scan line.

Chroma: Used an analog QAMQuadrature Amplitude Modulation system, where the amplitude denoted the saturation of color, and the phase denoted the hue. This uses the UV (YUV) color system.

Audio: Standard FMFrequency Modulation modulated audio.

In addition, there are multiple systems of PAL that are employed.

PAL broadcast systems (from Wikipedia)
PAL B PAL G, H PAL I PAL D/K PAL M PAL N
Transmission band VHFVery High Frequency (30-300 MHz) UHFUltra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz) UHFUltra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz)/VHFVery High Frequency (30-300 MHz)* VHFVery High Frequency (30-300 MHz)/UHFUltra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz) VHFVery High Frequency (30-300 MHz)/UHFUltra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz) VHFVery High Frequency (30-300 MHz)/UHFUltra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz)
Fields 50 50 50 50 60 50
Lines 625 625 625 625 525 625
Active lines 576 576 576 576 480 576
Channel bandwidth MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz
Video bandwidth 5.0 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 5.0 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 5.5 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 6.0 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 4.2 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 4.2 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz
Colour subcarrier 4.43361875 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 4.43361875 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 4.43361875 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 4.43361875 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 3.575611 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 3.58205625 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz
Vision/Sound carrier spacing 5.5 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 5.5 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 6.0 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 6.5 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 4.5 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz 4.5 MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz

Samples[edit]

Nanjing 南京 PAL D
Test Channel
Video Sample
(no color demod)
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Frequencies[edit]

All over the VHFVery High Frequency (30-300 MHz) and UHFUltra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz) bands.

Decoding Software[edit]

Hobby Level Software

Video Examples[edit]

Additional Links[edit]

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